News

In March 2023, the second ocean observing supplement to Oceanography magazine was published. Frontiers in Ocean Observing: Emerging Technologies for Understanding and Managing a Changing Ocean describes new technologies and presents results of new research that can advance our understanding of the world ocean and its resources, and support sustainable ocean use and management. The …

Second Frontiers in Ocean Observing Supplement Published in Oceanography Magazine Read More »

To better care for our Earth and mitigate the effects of climate change, we must first look to the ocean. This Earth Day, we invite you to learn more about NOAA’s contributions to the global ocean observing system. Every day, millions of ocean measurements are collected from the surface to the seafloor, all across the …

Global Ocean Observing for Earth Day Read More »

The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) has a history of working with NOAA’s Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program each year, and has supported 12 Knauss Fellows since 2015! This February, GOMO welcomed two new fellows, Sarah Tucker and Jessica (Jesse) Gwinn. Sarah comes to GOMO from Hawaii Sea Grant and is working to …

Meet GOMO’s new Knauss Fellows: Jessica Gwinn & Sarah Tucker Read More »

30-years of ocean observations provide view into long-term ocean trends On March 6, a team of scientists on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown departed from Suape, Brazil for a 55-day cruise to the northerly waters of Reykjavik, Iceland. With 150 planned stops along this cruise track known as A16N, measurements of heat, freshwater, carbon, …

First NOAA GO-SHIP Cruise in 5 years Departs to Study Unique Atlantic Basin Read More »

GOMO Plank Owner to Retire After 28 years associated with NOAA Research, Dr. Sidney Thurston will retire from Federal service at NOAA on December 31, 2022 to accept the newly established position of Vice President for Global Science and Technology (S&T) at EarthX.org and EarthXTV.com.  Dr. Thurston joined NOAA’s “Office of Global Programs” (OGP) in 1995 as a Knauss Sea Grant Fellow …

Dr. Sidney Thurston Retires from NOAA Read More »

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sandy Lucas has joined GOMO as the Director of the Arctic Research Program (ARP). She comes to GOMO after serving for the past 12 years as the Program Manager for the Climate Variability and Predictability Program in the Climate Program Office (CPO). During her time at CPO, Sandy managed …

Dr. Sandy Lucas Joins GOMO as Director of the Arctic Research Program Read More »

Human-caused climate change fuels warmer, wetter, stormier Arctic On December 13, the 2022 Arctic Report Card was released at a press conference hosted by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as part of its Fall Meeting. Opening remarks were provided by NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad. Lead editor Matthew Druckenmiller, a research scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data …

2022 Arctic Report Card Released Read More »

NOAA’s Ocean Acidification and Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Programs on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) are soliciting proposals focused on (a) expanding understanding of various aspects of marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR); (b) understanding associated co-benefits (including ocean acidification mitigation) and risks of marine CDR; and (c) the science needed to build …

Announcing Funding Opportunity in Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Read More »

Annual Global Carbon Budget Report Released The following is a reposting of the article originally published by NOAA Research on November 14, 2022. Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 remain at record levels and natural carbon sinks are being impacted by climate change, according to a report published last week by the Global Carbon Project.   The …

Global Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Continue to Rise Read More »

The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program hosted its inaugural Program Review on July 11-14, 2022 in Silver Spring and virtually. Program reviews are conducted every five years to evaluate the quality, relevance, and performance of research conducted in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). With 25 …

GOMO’s Inaugural Program Review Report Available Read More »